a track by track analysis of key productions to take inspiration from

guidelines

THE SONG/TRACK

  • feel/emotion
  • lyric
  • instrumentation
  • where does the track sit (what precedes and follows it) on the album

the arrangement

  • melody
  • harmony/chords
  • counter melody
  • response
  • rhythm

the production

  • left & right – PANNING (stereo image)
  • up & down – EQ (frequencies)
  • front & back / large & small – LOUDNESS
  • far & near – REVERB
  • bright & dark / sparse & dense – overTIME

THE ALBUM

  • overall feel
  • theme/s
  • variety of styles/sounds etc.
  • consistency (what is / what is not)
  • song order – narrative